H Tilg, AR Moschen - Molecular Medicine, 2008 - pubmedcentral.nih.gov Insulin resistance (IR) plays a key role in the pathophysiology of
obesity-related diseases such as type 2 diabetes and nonalcoholic fatty liver
disease. It has been demonstrated that IR is associated with a state of ... Cited by 63 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
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XY, FZ, PH, JW, HL, YL, XL), Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences,
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H Tilg, A Moschen - Clinical Science, 2008 - submit.clinsci.org Abbreviations: AMPK, AMP-activated protein kinase; BAT, brown adipose tissue;
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S Petta, C Cammà, V Di Marco, N Alessi, F … - Hepatology, 2008 - interscience.wiley.com Retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) is an adipocytokine associated with insulin
resistance (IR). We tested serum levels of RBP4 to assess its link with
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K Rabe, M Lehrke, KG Parhofer, UC Broedl - Molecular Medicine, 2008 - pubmedcentral.nih.gov Obesity is associated with an array of health problems in adult and pediatric
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J Gómez-Ambrosi, A Rodríguez, V Catalán, B … - Clinical Endocrinology-Oxford, 2008 - pt.wkhealth.com Results: No significant effect of either obesity or diabetes on serum RBP4 was
observed. Serum RBP4 concentrations (measured by either ELISA or Western blot)
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M von Eynatten, PM Humpert - Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com Retinol-binding protein-4 (RBP4), a 21-kDa protein synthesized in the liver and
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